Post by MINKSTAR:: on Apr 10, 2014 2:03:11 GMT
An old fence stood in a field, bowing with the wind lightly as the moon shone above as bright as the sun itself. A lone figure, with a pelt as dark as the dirt and eyes as light-colored as the greenest fields, walked ahead across the fence, taking care not to step on the wire that lay haphazardly on the ground. He sat upon the flattened stone that marked the central point of meeting and sat, gazing across the immeasurable grasses.
No cats approached him at first. The breeze buffeted his form, causing his long fur to become rustled. However, he did not lean down, for he had caught a movement in the fields ahead.
It was weaving - in and out - through the grass, a cat's pelt that was as light as sunlight itself, with a lean, agile form that would befit any graceful creature. The eyes shone with moonlight as the cat approached the rock, and sat down next to the lone, muddy-pelted feline.
A sense of communion settled over the clearing - and more cats approached, but none that either cat was familiar with.
It's said that at this point StarClan settled into the group as they huddled around the able-bodied cats, and blessed these first leaders with a duty to protect and serve their kin until the end of their days.
These first cats were known by their rogue names firstly - Otto the dark brown tom, and Molly the lighter, graybrown she-cat. Their names were taken away by the righteous StarClan, and these worthy felines were gifted with true warrior's names as we know them today - Otterstar and Mothstar, leaders of the primeval versions of ForestClan and FieldClan.
The cats didn't all come at once, though that's how the story is told - rather, these two cats lived in harmony after leaving their Twolegs together. Rogues and loners came and helped them build a system that worked - one they called tradition. The leafbares were colder and the greenleafs were hotter - but at that time, the Clans were young and had no name. These names were born from the phrases used to identify a cat - "Goose of the forest Clan", for example, or "Ivy of the field Clan". The term "Clan" was adopted in order to invoke that sense of familiarity and kinship first experienced and gifted to the first leaders, and has kept the denotation for seasons.
No cats approached him at first. The breeze buffeted his form, causing his long fur to become rustled. However, he did not lean down, for he had caught a movement in the fields ahead.
It was weaving - in and out - through the grass, a cat's pelt that was as light as sunlight itself, with a lean, agile form that would befit any graceful creature. The eyes shone with moonlight as the cat approached the rock, and sat down next to the lone, muddy-pelted feline.
A sense of communion settled over the clearing - and more cats approached, but none that either cat was familiar with.
It's said that at this point StarClan settled into the group as they huddled around the able-bodied cats, and blessed these first leaders with a duty to protect and serve their kin until the end of their days.
These first cats were known by their rogue names firstly - Otto the dark brown tom, and Molly the lighter, graybrown she-cat. Their names were taken away by the righteous StarClan, and these worthy felines were gifted with true warrior's names as we know them today - Otterstar and Mothstar, leaders of the primeval versions of ForestClan and FieldClan.
The cats didn't all come at once, though that's how the story is told - rather, these two cats lived in harmony after leaving their Twolegs together. Rogues and loners came and helped them build a system that worked - one they called tradition. The leafbares were colder and the greenleafs were hotter - but at that time, the Clans were young and had no name. These names were born from the phrases used to identify a cat - "Goose of the forest Clan", for example, or "Ivy of the field Clan". The term "Clan" was adopted in order to invoke that sense of familiarity and kinship first experienced and gifted to the first leaders, and has kept the denotation for seasons.
